News from July 2007
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Callis touts reforms as ICJL featured speaker
CHICAGO -- Before a gathering of national industry leaders and tort reform advocates, Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis on Thursday touted reforms she and her fellow judges in the Third Judicial Circuit have passed since she took over as chief judge in May 2006.
Verett settles personal injury suit against Safeco
Amanda Verett, who gained and lost a big judgment in a personal injury suit she filed this year against a Troy police officer, has settled a separate personal injury suit she filed against Safeco Insurance last year.
ISBA Mutual says Lakins failed to disclose $3.7 million judgment
Tom Lakin SPRINGFIELD – News of a multi-million dollar malpractice judgment against the Lakin Law Firm surprised the insurer that may have to pay it.
Attorney Burke amends complaint to note Lakin's indictment
Richard Burke EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Lakin Law Firm attorney Richard Burke has amended his complaint against the firm in U. S. District Court, to allege that a grand jury indicted Tom Lakin on morals charges.
Class reps dropping off in transferred DaimlerChrysler flaky class
SPRINGFIELD – When a crash turned Alan Zuckerman's 1995 Dodge Caravan into a total loss it apparently turned him into a total loss as a class action plaintiff for the Lakin Law Firm.
YouTube clip tells Paxil class members how to get $100
A scene from "Paxil Payback" National consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen is targeting potential claimants in a $63 million Madison County Paxil class action settlement via YouTube -- a video sharing website where users upload, view, and share video clips.
Avandia study piques attorneys' interest at how-to-sue seminar
Houston attorney Mark Lanier CHICAGO – One million American diabetics take Avandia pills, and if more of them would suffer heart attacks attorneys could get rich.
Cheryl Moody named business development director at Heneghan & Associates
Cheryl Moody, former administrator for the village of Swansea and executive director for Belleville Main Street, became a member of the Heneghan & Associates team as business development director.
Union Pacific permitted unsafe work practices, employee says
Union Pacific Railroad is being sued by an employee who claims his injuries are due to the railroad negligently permitting unsafe work practices to become routine work practices.
Locomotive worker claims hip injuries
A Union Pacific Railroad worker claims he suffers from a degenerative hip condition as a result of unsafe work practices, according to a suit filed July 16 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Wounded officer sues shield maker, helmet supplier and shooter's estate
Belleville Police Sgt. Jon Brough, who was shot in the face last fall during a home raid, fired back July 17 with a civil lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Walkway at Casino Queen causes woman's lower extremity injuries
A woman who tripped and fell while walking in the Casino Queen filed a personal injury suit in St. Clair County Circuit Court July 11, seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for injuries she allegedly received.
Pitocin IV caused severe pain, suit claims
Belleville Memorial Hospital Memorial Hospital of Belleville and a nurse are named in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she sustained IV infiltration while delivering a full term infant.
Dangerous sidewalk lands Alton and water company in court
Mattie Walker-Bennett filed a personal injury suit against the City of Alton and Illinois-American Water in Madison County Circuit Court July 13, seeking damages for injuries she allegedly sustained when tripping on a sidewalk on Alby Street in Alton.
Appellate court finds arbitration agreement unconscionable in DirecTV case
Robert P. LeChien The Fifth Appellate Court has affirmed a decision by St. Clair Circuit Judge Robert P. LeChien who denied DirecTV's motion to stay proceedings in a class action suit and compel arbitration against customer Charlotte Bess.
Kusmierczak estate files wrongful death claim against Anderson Hospital
The estate of Scott Kusmierczak filed a wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital in Maryville in Madison County Circuit Court July 16, alleging the hospital's negligence caused his death.